Greek and UK Referendums Have Important Parallels

Britain and Greece are very different – but the anti-establishment flavour of the referendums in both countries hold lessons for supporters of a second EU vote in the UK

When I returned to Greece for a holiday in July 2015, a few days after the EU bailout referendum at the height of the country’s confrontation with the EU, I tried to organise our usual gathering of friends.

Two people refused the invitation, however, when they learned that supporters of the SYRIZA government would be at the dinner.

The SYRIZA supporters had no such qualms. They were more relaxed, almost enjoying the frustration of their “moderate” friends.

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